News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1087A

Date Released

6 Apr 1950

Date Other

Apr 1950

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. The Comet in Production
• 2. Britain’s Floating Shop Window
• 3. Freebooter’s Welcome
• 4. Zoo News for Easter
• 5. Defence Committee at the Hague
• 6. Trailer: This is Not Laughing Gas
• *The Scottish Cup Semi-Final
• *New Reservoir for Huddersfield
• *Warrington for Wembley
• *Hull Welcomes US Destroyer
• *Roller Skating Marathon
• *Yorkshire Cricketers in the Nets

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Rugby League Semi-Final (Warrington V Leeds). DESCRIPTION: A large crowd at the Odsal Stadium saw Warrington beat Leeds 16-4 and so qualify for the Rugby League Final to be held at Wembley. SHOTLIST: GV crowd (x2), GV play. GV Derbyshire kicks penalty for Warrington. MS crowd cheering. MS player tackled. Shots of play. GV crowd. GV penalty kicked, missed for Leeds. GV another ditto. MS Warrington’s 2nd try scored. GV crowd. LAS ball missing posts. GV play. MS teams at half-time. Shots of play. GV Palin kicks penalty for Warrington. GV play.

Local distribution only

For Yorkshire only instead of item 6.

Keywords

Sport

Locations

Bradford; Odsal Stadium

Card file number

53506

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

189

Story extras:

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